xv, 280 p. : 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction by Dr. Judy Kuriansky -- Times of terror : anguish on both side -- Homeland, helplessness, hate and heroes : psychosocial dynamics in the Israeli Palestinian conflict / Julia DiGangi -- Girls interrupted : the making of female Palestinian suicide bombers / Katherine Vanderkaay -- Coming of age in times in terrorism / Barbara Sofer -- Raised for Jihad : a Shahid's daughter speaks out / Nonie Darwish -- The mental health situation for Palestinians today / Abdel Hamid Afana -- Coping with terror : lessons from Israel / Danny Brom -- A bomb on the bus / Yonah Dovid Bardos -- Cries for help : a Palestinian social worker's story / Nahida AlArja -- Lost paradise : trauma and martyrdom in pale Dr. Inian families / Elia Awwad -- Terror in Jerusalem : Israelis coping with emergency routine in daily life / Ruth Pat-Horencyk -- The impact of Israel's wall on Palestinian mental health / Nisreen Boushieh -- Israelis and Palestinians speak out about violence and peace : public opinion polls 2000-2006 / Vani Murugesan -- Terror at home and abroad : Israeli reactions to international incidents of violence / Judy Kuriansky, Lisa Bagenstose, Michele Hirsch, Avi Burstein and Yahel Tsaidi -- Psychosocial issues in the conflict -- Humiliation or dignity in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Evelin Gerda Lindner, Neil Ryan Walsh, and Judy Kuriansky -- Breaking the cycle of revenge in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict / Gary Reiss -- Obstacles to asymmetry : personal and professional lessons in Israeli-Palestinian crisis and reconciliation / Isaac Mendelsohn -- Collective identity terror in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and potential solutions / Ibrahim Kira -- In search of my identity : the value of humor about the arab israeli conflict / Ray Hanania -- Caught in the middle : identity conflicts in Arab adolescents in Israel / Salman Elbedour, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Aref Abu-Rabia, Persephone Brown, and Qun G. Jiao -- Women and children caught in the conflict -- Anguish of Israeli women against the backdrop of the Intifada / Joyce Brenner -- The effect of conflict and militarization on Palestinian women / Amal Abusrour -- The emotional impact of the Intifada on Palestinian youth : implications for finding the path to peace / Jeff Victoroff -- Feeling safe : an israeli intervention program for helping children cope with exposure to political violence and terrorism / Michelle Slone and Anat Shoshani -- Demonization of the other and tools to transform foe to friend / Ofra Ayalon -- Therapeutic and educational efforts for understanding, coping, and reconciliation -- Awaiting the wounded : a doctor's story / Avraham Rivkin -- Challenges of a young Palestinian clinician during the Intifada / Roney Srour -- Healing the wounds of war in Gaza and Israel : a mind-body approach / James S. Gordon -- Inshallah, family, gender roles and other issues affecting mental health and therapy for palestinian Arab-Israelis / Alean Al-Krenawi and John Graham -- Ordinary madness of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict / Jerry T. Lawler -- Making paper flowers bloom : coping strategies to survive the Israeli-Palestinian conflict / Judy Kuriansky -- Weathering the perfect storm : moving beyond intractability of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict / Heidi Burgess and Guy Burgess

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